The objective of this project is to select an organization of our choice, assess its characteristics and examine how managers respond to external factors impacting on the organization. The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) of Trinidad and Tobago was selected as our organization of choice. WASA is a monopolistic organization that is funded by the government. It is the largest public health facility in the country, serving ninety percent (90%) of the population with pipe borne water and provides 30%-40% of the population with wastewater services. WASA’s main office is located at Farm Road, St. Joseph and has seven (7) branches nationwide. The Authority has approximately 3400 employees both skilled and unskilled. WASA’s mandate is to manage the nation’s resources in such a manner as to satisfy its diverse customer base while respecting the constraints and capacity of the environment.
To gather the relevant data needed for this project both primary and secondary methods of research would be utilized. Primary sources include the use of questionnaire surveys, and interviews, and Secondary sources would be Media(Internet)and Additional book materials. The information gained would assist us in analyzing the structure found in WASA, whether WASA’s mission is widely known throughout the organization and the other objectives outlined.
In keeping with these goals, our team will make a collaborative effort to work cohesively as a group to get the work done in a timely and efficient manner. As such each group member has been assigned to complete specific tasks listed below.

NAME OF GROUP MEMBER | TASKS ASSIGNED | DRAFTSUBMISSIONDATE | FINAL SUBMISSIONDATE | Davia Edwards | 1. Describe the key external factors impacting upon the organization. How do managers try to monitor/manage the external environment?2. Describe the mission of the organization and whether it is important to the operation of the organization. Is the mission vague or specific? Is it widely known throughout the organization? | Feb 13th, 2014 | Feb 27th,2014 | Jade Mohammed | 1. Describe the type of structure found in the organization. Horizontal or vertical. Where would it be on the mechanistic/organic continuum? How is the organization structured? | Feb 13th,2014 | Feb 27th,2014 | NAME OF GROUP MEMBER | TASKS ASSIGNED | DRAFTSUBMISSIONDATE | FINAL SUBMISSIONDATE | Jade Mohammed | Describe the strategy that the organization appears to be following. Is it more of a prospector, defender or analyzer? On what basis do you make this attribution? | Feb 13th, 2014 | Feb 27th,2014 | Keshelle Cox | 1. Describe the level of standardization, centralization and specification found in the organization.2. Describe the control systems used in the organization. Which ones appears to dominate: bureaucratic, market or clan? Which control techniques are emphasized? | Feb 13th,2014 | Feb 27th,2014 | ALL GROUP MEMBERS | Present a major decision recently made by the organization and the processes used to make it | Feb 13th,2014 | Feb 27th, |